Haliplus (Liaphlus) chinensis Falkenstroem , 1932

Jia, Fenglong & Vondel, Bernhard van, 2011, Annotated catalogue of the Haliplidae of China with the description of a new species and new records from China (Coleoptera, Adephaga), ZooKeys 133, pp. 1-17 : 6-7

15. Haliplus (Liaphlus) chinensis Falkenstroem, 1932

Material examined.

Guizhou: 1 ex., Pingba Horse Farm, 13.vii.1982, lgt. Zhi-he Huang. Sichuan: 4 exs.,, Dakang, 14.viii.2001, lgt. Ling Zhao.

Additional material examined by Vondel: Xinjiang: 1♀, Chingkiang, xi.1877 (NMPC). Yunnan: 5 exs., Shizong, 11-15.ix.2000, lgt. J. Bergsten (CN, CV)

Note.

The older records of Haliplus ovalis Sharp, 1884 from China likely concern Haliplus chinensis (for details see Vondel 1991, 2005)

Distribution.

Endemic to China, known from several provinces from west to east: Beijing, Fujian, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Shanxi, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang.